Skift Take: Affluent families increasingly want to take the kids with them on vacation instead of leaving them at home, so luxury hotels are coming up with creative ways to keep the kids entertained and parents satisfied with their experience.

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A Southwest plane in Las Vegas on January 7, 2018. Southwest is still handling fallout from its recent fatal accident, which may affect revenue. Tomás Del Coro / Flickr

Skift Take: This week in aviation, we had our eye on earnings from American, JetBlue, Alaska, and Southwest, whose tragedy fallout continues. Also, if you’ve been stealing the blankets from business class: shame on you.

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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom on May 27, 2014. Six Flags is expanding in China and just reported earnings. Jeremy Thompson / Flickr

Skift Take: This week in tourism news, we had cruise and theme park earnings: Royal Caribbean is getting more ships, Universal is focused on its intellectual property, and Six Flags is set on overseas domination.

Skift Take: Business travel continues to drive serious demand for U.S. hotels despite fears that reduced international inbound travel would create problems. Companies worldwide are still spending on travel because they feel good about the state of the global economy.

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Air Indigo President Aditya Ghosh resigned unexpectedly and plans on leaving the airline at the end of July. Bloomberg

Skift Take: Air Indigo President Aditya Ghosh is the airline’s public face and a key player in formulating a strategy that enabled the carrier to become India’s biggest. He’s leaving at a key moment, although the management bench is said to be strong.

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Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom. The company is accelerating its spending and just reported earnings. Expedia

Skift Take: This week in digital news, we took a broad view on earnings from Expedia, Travelzoo, and Trivago, the last coming out on bottom. For more big-picture analysis, check out our first Corporate Travel Innovators List.